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Article: New forestry study findings have been reported from S. Kumar et al.
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- Agriculture Week
- Article date:
- December 4, 2008
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According to a study from New Zealand, "Clonal trials of Pinus radiata D. Don (radiata pine), representing two populations (or breeds), one selected for growth and form (GF) and the other selected for high wood density as well as growth and form (HD), were replicated on two low-altitude New Zealand sites: Tarawera (pumice soil, 38 degrees 08'S) and Woodhill (coastal dune, 36 degrees 42'S). The GF material comprised 33 pair-crosses (19 parents) x 10 clones, and the HD material comprised 19 single-pair crosses (35 parents) x 10 clones, with six ramets per clone per site."
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